As grandchildren of the monarch, Archie and Lilibet are afforded the titles of prince and princess.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are celebrating the christening of their daughter Princess Lilibet Diana.
PEOPLE solely confirms that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex held a christening for their 21-month-old daughter remaining Friday in a small and intimate ceremony at their domestic in Montecito, California.
When reached by PEOPLE, a spokesperson for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex said: "I can verify that Princess Lilibet Diana was once christened on Friday, March 3 through the Archbishop of Los Angeles, the Rev John Taylor."
According to a source, Meghan, 41, and Harry, 38, prolonged an invite to King Charles, Queen Camilla, Prince William and Kate Middleton, but they were not in attendance.
After their grandfather grew to become monarch following the demise of Queen Elizabeth remaining September, Archie, 3, and Lilibet have been afforded the titles of prince and princess below guidelines set out with the aid of King George V in 1917. PEOPLE is familiar with that the palace will replace their internet site to reflect Archie and Lili's titles, which are currently listed as "Master Archie Mountbatten-Windsor" and "Miss Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor."



An insider tells PEOPLE there have been between 20-30 company at Friday's intimate gathering, which includes Meghan's mother, Doria Ragland, Lilibet's godfather, Tyler Perry, and an unnamed godmother. Following the ceremony, attendees had been dealt with to an afternoon of meals and dancing — with Archie taking part in a dance with his little sister!
Perry was once noticed arriving in Montecito last week beforehand of the christening. He flew in for the ceremony from his home in Atlanta with a 10-person gospel choir that sang "Oh Happy Day" and "This Little Light of Mine" — a tune that used to be played at Meghan and Harry's wedding.
In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE in January, Prince Harry spoke of his want for his children to have a significant relationship with the royal family.
"I've said before that I've wanted a family, not an institution—so of course, I would love nothing more than for our youngsters to have relationships with contributors of my family, and they do with some, which brings me awesome joy," Harry said.
Harry additionally opened up about his kid's specific go to with their great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth before her death in his memoir, Spare.
"I could not quit picturing them with Granny. The ultimate visit. Archie making deep, chivalrous bows, his infant sister Lilibet cuddling the monarch's shins. Sweetest children, Granny said, sounding bemused. She'd predicted them to be a bit greater . . . American, I think? Meaning, in her mind, more rambunctious," Harry wrote.



In December, Tyler Perry published that he is godfather to Lilibet, who used to be born on June 4, 2021, in Santa Barbara, California.
The filmmaker recalled in the final episode of the Netflix docuseries Harry & Meghan that the couple requested him to be given the role in 2021 after Lili was born.
Perry said Harry and Meghan "were relatively serious on the phone" when they referred to as to ask when usually their chats are greater lighthearted.
"I go, 'Okay, what's going on?' They said, 'Well, we might like for you to be Lili's godfather.' I go, 'Whoa,' " Perry, who offered his California domestic to the couple after they left the U.K. in 2020, continued. "I had to take a minute to take that in."
"And I thought, 'I'd be honored. I'd genuinely be honored,' " he added.

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